Cheese-knife



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' /W. MGGIVBN, A. L. NICHOLS 8v G. DARNELL.

'GHBBSBKNIFL No. 349,732. Q Pateted Sept. 2 8, 1886'.

' FTGrl .H a v 1/ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM MoGIvEN, ALvIN L. NICHOLs, AND GEORGE DARNELL, OF GROVE CITY,OHIO.

CH EESE--KNIFEl SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.349,732, dated September 28, 1886I Application iilcd February 9, 1886.Serial No. 191,380.

.To all whom, it may concern:

Beit known that we, WILLIAM McGIvEN, .ALvIN L. NICHOLS, and GEORGEDARNELL, citizens of the United States, residing at Grove City, in thecounty of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvementin Cheese-Knives, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to improvements in 1o knives for cutting cheese,and is particularly adapted for the use of the retail dealers therein;and the objects of our invention are, first, to produce a simple, cheap,and effective cheese-cutting device, so constructed as to admit of aueven vertical cut being made from the center to the edge of the cheeseat any desired point therein; second, to lessen the difficulty usuallyincurred in cutting the cover of a cheese. VXVe accomplish these ob- ;0jects in the manner illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l represents, partly in section, a cheese being cut by ourdevice. Fig'. 2 is a `front elevation of our improved device lwith 2 5the knife closed. Fig. 3 is a plan view, and FigJi is a rear view of theupper end of the knife-sheath- Similarletters refer to similar partsthroughout the several views. A

consists of a cylindrical metal post having a central vertical slot,a,fopen at its upper end and extending within a short distance of thebottoni of the sheath, the latter being preferably pointed to admit ofits being inserted into a corresponding out, g', in the center of thebottom of the cheese-box g, after having been pushed through the centerof the cheese B.v A short transverse metal strip, a', may connect thetwo halves of the sheath formed by the slot near their top portion, andthus prevent the halves sp reading or being squeezed together.

W'ithin the slot a, near its lower end, is loosely pivoted the end of aknife-blade, c, by means of a rivet orpin, c', which, having rigidbearings in the sides of the sheath, passes through ashort longitudinalslot, d,

A represents the sheath of the knife, whichv (No model.)

lvertical position within the slot a. of the sheath, and when in thisposition is adapted to be pushed through the center of the cheese,

in which position it may be held firmly by grasping with the left hand ashort handle, f, 6o which is made to project from one side, and near thetop of the sheath, at right angles therewith, while the remaining handmay, by grasping the handle lz', be employed to press down the knifeblade through the cheese, which may be revolved until the place desiredto be cut is reached.

In case difficulty is experienced in severing the covering of thecheese, the knife may be drawn inward and outward with asawing mo- 7otion until the tough portion is cut. This sawing motion is made possibleby having the slot d, through which the pin passes, in the knife-blade.

ln case it is found that the knife tends to Waver or bend in itsdownward course, we provide a metal guide-rod, b, which has its middleportion, which is slightly cut away on its front side, fitted into anotch cut in the upper end of the sheath. This rod extends 8ctransversely above the cheese-box until slightl y beyond the sides ofsame. lts ends are then bent downward at right angles, and its eX-treinities secured by a screw or otherwise to the table or board e. Theside of the knife may be pressed against this 'guiderod during itsdownward course, and thus prevent its wavering or bending.

Ve are aware that prior to our invention ya knife has been used, pivotedwithin a slotted sheath, and that knife-blades have been provided withslotted ends for pivoting the saine. We do not therefore claim thesepoints,broadly.

Having now fully described our invention, what we claim, and desire tosecure by Let 95 ters Patent, is

1. A eheese-eutting device consisting of a ing a handle, 7L, with theguide-rod b, fitted sheath, A, having a handle, f, and central Withinthe upper end of the sheabl1,substa11 vertical slot, a, within which isloosely pvtially as and for the purpose specified.

Oted the slotted end Of a knife-blade c hav- T 5 ing a handled?,substantially as andfdr the purpose Speomed GEORGE DARNELL.

2. In a cheesecuttng device, the combination of the sheath A, having ahandle, f, and Vibnesses: a central vertical Slob, a, Within which ispiv- J. A. HEDGEs, 1o oted the slotted end of a knife-blade, c, hav-yXVM. THOMPSON.

